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What are the advantages of sugarcane based Ethanol?

April 26, 2017advantages based ethanol sugarcane

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What are the advantages of sugarcane based Ethanol?

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There are many. Sugarcane produces 7 times as much ethanol per acre as corn. The waste material after the cane called bagasse is burned to fuel the ethanol manufacturing process and provides additional energy that is supplied to the grid, thereby further reducing energy costs. Manufacturing plants that derive ethanol from corn require additional energy for conversion process from petroleum or natural gas. In addition, corn is a highly resource-intensive crop, consuming approximately 45% of all the fertilizer and pesticides used in America. The vast majority of those products are derived from petroleum.